Glad you've had a good experience
Recently I have witnessed:
1. Friend tearing crutiate ligaments, missed by NHS, now having reconstructive surgury privately
2. Friend breaking scapula after motorbike accident, ambulance accepted his word 5 minutes after accident that he didn't think he needed to go to hospital, doctor missing injury at GP surgury, insisted on x-ray weeks later at A+E, permanent damage due to inaction
3. Sister-in-law risked losing leg after plaster cast put on too tight
I agree this is not indicative of the entire service, but insufficient funding is creating a poor service and perfect excuse for Tories to sell off profitable parts and close the rest
( A Rory Borealis here under duress, Mon 7 Oct 2013, 13:16, 2 replies)

The NHS would run a lot smoother if the general public would STOP HURTING THEMSELVES.

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 7 Oct 2013, 13:18, closed)

I couldn't agree more (without sounding like I'm kissing arse)
Not that I have much sympathy for my friends and family:
1. Damaged knee surfing
2. Crashed into a traffic island
3. Broke leg snowboarding
( A Rory Borealis here under duress, Mon 7 Oct 2013, 13:24, closed)

I'm not really a proponent of euthenasia,
but this is helping to change my mind.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 7 Oct 2013, 13:36, closed)

Do it quick
and I won't have to invite them to my wedding
( A Rory Borealis here under duress, Mon 7 Oct 2013, 14:41, closed)

As a non-clinical staff member,
I could probably bore then to death with some spreadsheets of performance data, but it wouldn't be particularly quick.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 7 Oct 2013, 15:42, closed)

Hmm
Well #2 sounds like his own fault, not the NHS. and with #3 they tell you that if your leg starts to ache then come back immediately to have it sorted.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Mon 7 Oct 2013, 15:28, closed)

You're not always at your best after an accident
I once knocked myself out and broke my collar bone in Tesco (please, don't hesitate to take the piss). It was only after the pain in my head subsided after several hours that I realised that my shoulder hurt too.

(edit) issue with #2 is more with the injury being missed at GP surgery
( A Rory Borealis here under duress, Mon 7 Oct 2013, 15:40, closed)